TTC staining
TTC staining is widely used as a common index to evaluate cerebral ischemic injury. This staining method uses succinate dehydrogenase to react with TTC to produce a bright red formazan, which shows the level of biological activity and viability of the cells. Through this unique color reaction, the functional status of mitochondria in cells can be clearly and accurately observed and evaluated. This intuitive staining technique provides researchers with a reliable and visual tool to understand the health of cells and to further study the pathological processes associated with cerebral ischemia.
Technical principle
TTC, I .e., 2,3, 5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride, is a light-sensitive complex with lipid solubility. It is a proton acceptor of the pyridine-nucleoside structural enzyme system in the respiratory chain, can react with dehydrogenase in normal tissues and appears red. However, due to the decrease in dehydrogenase activity in the ischemic tissue, TTC cannot react in this case and therefore appears pale. This property makes TTC a useful staining reagent for detecting ischemic infarcts in mammalian tissue.
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